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piscatology

[pis-kuh-tol-uh-jee]

pis·ca·tol·o·gy

[pis-kuh-tol-uh-jee]
noun Now Rare.
the art or science of fishing.

Origin:
1865–70; piscat(or) or piscat(ory) + -o- + -logy
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Piscatology has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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Main Entry:  piscatology
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the study of fishing, fishes; the science of fishing
Etymology:  Latin piscari 'to fish'
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